The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-05-12


meant by the cardinal principie---ail /
meu are born free and equal. and |
possessed OF the inaienab.e right TO |
pursue his own happiness according !
10 the dictates OF hi own conscience !
Are not these cardinal principles OF |
the democratic party, II these prin- !
cipe- be truetncn what man
be- he pope. preacher or king has the |
right to LAY to his fellow man what he
.hal. pant, what he shall reap. what
hc shall est or wha' he shall drink IN
hi own home. Ii the farmer j. pro-
niWtcd from making aud buying
wine or beer in TeNa, Is not this
practically prohibiting him from
planting and rcaping barley and
grapes aud from drinking wine and
beer rsi-ed and made even on his own
farm. such IL TIE amendment and IT
evidently enters the sanctuary OF the
farmer home aud prohibits the maxi
| ing Of beer and VINE tor use on his
own table. While local option pro
hbits merely the sale boy retail the
saloons leaving the farmer to plant
and reap what he plca-Cs and to make
Us much beer md VINE a- ne pleascs
and 20 drink what he please AT home
| or elsewhere ~ he plcascs. surely
then there j. great and radical Glf-
| ference between local option and the
amendment aud hence the twelfth
pink cannot be- fairly held as aD Is.
topcl on the democratic party on this
amendment The right and power 90
prOhDlt the sale Of liquor in county
Is not equivalent to nor Is IT the same
in principle TO the right and power to
prohibit the sale in the state, for this
would reverse the rule and make the
the loss To include the greater. But
for the sAke OF argument admit thi,
10 be true the right to prohibit the
-aie merely certainly does not include
the right to prohibit the making of
wine for cnc'- own use. In local op-
ton the prohibition is limited aui
restricted 10 the mere sale, while
the amendment prohibits
both sale and manufacture.
surely cannot be mistaken III this
conclusion aud IT true, then the posi-
ton that the amendment is but the
equivalent Of locsl option il far from
being true or correct in letter or tact
aud hence that the democratic party
/. uothandicappcd 10y the local option
! plank.
Again according to the Jeiiers oman
tenet, that, that government is best
! TINT rule, the heart the principle
and practice of the democratic party
has always been TO protect u, much ~
| possible the homestead OF "a man and
allow him the largest liberty and
authority within the home circle con.
| sistcnt with the maintenance of the
| government. The democrats voting
tor the 18th plank may have viewed
! local option As o home circle or
family matter within the county or
city. mere local regulation, an cX-
pertinent which on account of the
| unity of interest and seuti
mcnt might conduce to the
welfare OF that particular family
or locality. Wherefore he was willing
! that the members Of that family or
locality might judge and determine
for thcmsclvcs--iust ~ any good
democrat might If he SAW iit prohibit
the use OF liquor in his own family,
when on account OF tue diversity of
interest and sentiment he would not
have voted for the plank ~ % law for
the whole state pOnbtless this was
the Vie" taken by large majority OF
those VINO Voteu Tor tnat p'ank
ana never uieHAeo OF us oeihg
ne'd a. a AAe0 9elnoJrauc prluclP!e.
'leWed III 'hl' lsu', lho .Ahh Is not
80 uhGelhocrHN' anu Is O"l niue re-
move" IIoIH l'c tuc ~ ~ 'iLn' ,",Ioh
crnment rights Butt this was the
view taken of the subject then the in,
,ter"i anu rAG.IAl u'llc -.i. oc'" cen
'hI7 view ana tAc "'' .,i ,i = a.
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